Week Ahead

Each Friday, Homicide Watch brings you a list of upcoming hearings in the cases we follow. All hearings are scheduled for 9:30 a.m. unless otherwise noted. To add an item to the listing, email homicidewatchdc [at] gmail.com. To see scheduled court hearings beyond next week, see our calendar.
On Wednesday, Chavez Myers is scheduled for a felony status conference with Judge Ronna Beck at 9:30 a.m. Myers, 17, is suspected of stabbing and killing Olijawan Griffin inside the Woodley Park metro station.

Ellsworth Colbert is scheduled for a trial readiness hearing with Judge Thomas Motley at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Colbert is suspected of stabbing and killing Robert Wright in March. Trial is scheduled to begin January 7.

Karl Pugh is scheduled for a trial readiness hearing in front of Judge Motley at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. Pugh is charged with second-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of Quentin Ragland. Trial is scheduled to begin January 14.

Rashid Caviness-Bey is scheduled for a trial readiness hearing with Judge Motley at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday. Caviness-Bey is suspected of robbing and killing Osman Al-Akbar in August 2011. Trial is scheduled to begin January 22.

On Friday, Donzell Butler is expected for a felony status conference in front of Judge William Jackson at 9:30 a.m. Butler is charged with second-degree murder in connection with the stabbing death of Charles Scott Jr.

Grant Johnson is scheduled for a felony status conference with Judge Jackson at 9:30 a.m. Friday. Johnson is charged with felony murder while armed in connection with the shooting death of Ricardo Mandrell Lancaster.

Malik Shabazz is expected for sentencing in front of Judge Jackson at 9:30 a.m. Friday. Shabazz pled guilty last month to voluntary manslaughter in connection with the 2007 fatal beating of Demetrius Dempsey.

Samuel Nelson is scheduled for a preliminary hearing with Judge Robert Morin at 9:30 a.m. Friday. Nelson is charged with second-degree murder while armed in connection with the stabbing death of Darnell Howard.Please remember that court dates can change, even at the last minute. To view the docket of a case please go to the D.C. Courts website and search by the defendant’s name.

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What is Homicide Watch D.C.?

Homicide Watch is a community-driven reporting project covering every murder in the District of Columbia. Using original reporting, court documents, social media, and the help of victims’ and suspects’ friends, family, neighbors and others, we cover every homicide from crime to conviction. Read more…